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Main Author: Mandelkern, Mark
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05743
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  • An age-old controversy in mathematics concerns the necessity and the possibility of constructive proofs. The controversy has been rekindled by recent advances which demonstrate the feasibility of a fully constructive mathematics. This nontechnical article discusses the motivating ideas behind the constructive approach to mathematics and the implications of constructive mathematics for the history of mathematics.